[Rockhounds] attacking quartz without hydrofluoric acid

[Lanny]

Doesn't the semiconductor industry work with silicon, the metal, not 
silica, the oxide? There must be a whole world of difference in 
dissolving silicon as compared to dissolving silica (quartz).

Regards,

Lanny

On Dec 25, 2007, at 7:48 PM, Kreigh Tomaszewski wrote:

> Bryan,
>
> My bad. I should have clearly noted this was a "Don't try this at home"
> suggestion.
>
> The semiconductor industry has much information on dissolving and
> depositing silica since it is the basis of the computers we use to
> communicate. They have found some interesting ways of handling silica.
>
> Thanks for the safety reminder.
>
> Kreigh
>
>